Common questions about Belli’s Juice Cleanse, answered below.
What exactly is a juice cleanse?
A juice cleanse is a period of time in which meals are replaced with fresh pressed or squeezed juices. It allows you to give your body a break from digesting food. A juice cleanse detoxifies your body from substances that create exhaustion , inflammation, weight issues, skin problems, and fatigue. Due to our diets & urban environments, our bodies are full of toxins. On a juice cleanse, your body is given the opportunity to rest and reset. While your body is resting, it is being provided nutrients and vitamins it needs for healthy living. A good juice cleanse is like pushing the reset button on your body. A juice cleanse helps aid in weight loss by giving you’re body a break from food & assisting with improving your metabolism during that break. . If you want to lose weight, a juice cleanse can definitely aid you into transforming to a healthier lifestyle, but that’s only a change you can make. You have to be willing to commit to healthier living beyond the cleanse. A juice cleanse is the first step. Cleanses also help even if for those living healthier lifestyles as we consume toxins, whether through processed foods or alcohol or even through environmental toxins beyond our control.
How Long Does a Juice Cleanse Take?
It depends on your goals. One or two days can help you get back on track after an overindulgent weekend or the holidays. Three days is a great choice for a first cleanse or for anyone wanting to start a healthy lifestyle. It’s best to juice for a few days to let your body adjust to what you’re doing. Once you start, your body will crave the juice. It knows how to process the fresh, healthy juice, and you’ll feel healthier. Many people notice increased energy from a cleanse. For anyone who wants to thoroughly overhaul their eating habits, longer cleanses of five or more days are long enough to detoxify and begin healing any damage.
How Often Should You Do a Juice Cleanse?
A three-day juice cleanse works best whenever you feel your eating habits need a reset. Some people cleanse every Monday to recover from the weekend. Others choose a longer cleanse when the seasons change, or even once a year. Listen to your own body and do what feels right for you.
What makes Belli’s cold-pressed juice and juice cleanses different from others?
Belli’s entire mission is to support LOCAL—local food, local community, and now local juice.
Our Coldpress Craft Juices are 100% raw, organic, and locally sourced whenever possible. Some cold-pressed juices may be 100% organic, but Belli’s believes in local—even when it isn’t certified—because we know the farmers who grow our fruits and vegetables. We support their organic and sustainable practices, which avoid the chemicals, pesticides, and other harmful substances found in non-organic produce. And most importantly, we taste the difference—the difference between a local vegetable picked at peak ripeness in the Midwest and a 100% organic certified vegetable from California. That difference is in our juice.
Isn’t a juice cleanse basically starving yourself?
No! When done properly, you won’t even feel hungry on a cleanse, and you might not even finish all of our juice. By “properly,” we mean following our guidelines, which include not over-exerting yourself during the cleanse: little to no physical exercise beyond daily activities. If possible, start on a day when you have no commitments other than to yourself and the cleanse! (Weekends or days off from work are usually the best days to start.)
Will I need to stay near a restroom all day?
On a shorter cleanse you aren’t eliminating fat, so you shouldn’t experience any abnormal bowel movements. You will, however, urinate more often—a good sign, since you’re cleansing your body and removing those toxins!
Pre and Post Detox: Eat raw foods and vegan soups before your detox to gradually prepare your body for the cleanse, and after it to keep nourishing your body with healthy energy.
During Detox: You can drink herbal, green, or white tea—but no coffee or other liquids. If you need something to eat alongside your juices, raw tree nuts and low-sugar raw fruits are recommended.
Energy Levels: While you aren’t starving yourself during a cleanse, your caloric intake is lower because you’re consuming vegetable juices. That means your energy may dip at times, and we highly recommend avoiding exercise, high-intensity workouts, and cardio fitness while on the cleanse.
How do I order—or, if I have more questions, how can I contact Belli’s?
If you have any other questions, feel free to email us at [email protected]